Mughal style miniature painting of Akbar's time (1556-1605) as seen in Chhatrapati Shivaji Museum

The miniature paintings developed in Emperor Akbar's time are popularly known as Mughal paintings. Akbar made some of the Indian Texts such as Panchatantra, Ramayana, Mahabharatha and Harivansha get translated into the Text of Persian language. Persian Texts such as Hazma-nama, Babar-nama and Akbar- nama, were brought into lime light.